Front fastening for soft collars



a. J. view-mun. FRONT'FASTENING FOR SOFT DOLLARS- APPUCATION ULED MAR. 29. 1921- Patented Aug. 8, 11922;

HENRY J". VIGNEATJ'LT, OF WORCESTER. MASSACHUSETTS.

.LSSIG-NOR 0F ONE-HAL]? TO GEORGE N. VIGNEAULT, 0F WORCESTFTEB, MASSACHUSETTS.

FRONT FASTENING FOR SOFT COLLABS.

Application filed March 29, 1921.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY J. VIGNEAULT, a citizen of the United States, residing at lVorcester, in the county of lVorcester and State of Massachusetts, have invented a new and useful Front Fastening for Soft Collars, of which the following is a specification.

This invent-ion relates to an improved device for use on a soft collar for holding down the front of the collar. The principal objects thereof are to provide a device which will do away with the use of a detachable pin or the like for that purpose; permit of fastening the device at the center instead of at the side; and also, in its preferred form, eliminate the buttons which are aften used for attaching such parts. Further objects and advantages of the invention will appear hereinafter.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings in which Fig. l is a front view, in perspective, of a soft collar embodying a preferred form of this invention;

Fig. 2 is an enlarged view of the connecting device;

Fig. 8 is a plan of the same with parts in section;

Fig. 4 is a sectional view on the line l-4 of Fig. 2;

Fig. 5 is a view similar to Fig. 1 showing a modification;

Fig. 6 is a similar view showing it unfastened, and

Fig. 7 is a plan of the same.

It is customary to provide a link, pin or the like, very often detachable, to the front ends of a soft collar to hold these ends down and passit under the tie. Such devices are fastened or sometimes buttoned to the collar on the inside, in which case the fastening device or the buttons present difficulty in fastening and laundering the collar. The detachable pins that have been used injure the collar and are likely to be misplaced and lost. They have also been of such construction as far as I am aware that it was necessary to fasten them under or through one edge of the collar.

This invention is designed to provide a construction in which the fastening takes place between the two front edges of the collar where the wearer can more conveniently get at it, and after being fastened is hidden an d which greatly improves the front of the Specification of Letters "Patent.

Eatented 8, Serial No. 456,527.

collar, and in its preferred form, does not involve any buttons or similar projections that are likely to interfere with the laundering of the collar, and which is permanently connected so that it can not be lost and coritains nothing that will injure the collar or leave any marks on the same.

in theform shown in the. first four figures, the invention involves two pieces of tape, strap or other material 10 sewed int-o the edges opposite each other, and each reaching ess than half way across the space between the front edges. These are located in the usual. place and have the usual func tion, but instead clear across and button under the edge as is usual, each one projects half way across and is provided with half of a separable fastening device at its free end. These two halves are connected together in any suitable way and obviously require only simple manipulation.

In the form shown one of these fastening devices comprises a metal or other plate 11 having one or more perforations at the back through which the tape 10 can e secured. 'ihis plate is thin and flat and preferably of spring material or material that will yield somewhat. It is provided with a longitudinal and preferably central slit 12 extending in from the end, and this slit has an enlargement 13 about half way between its ends.

The companion piece consists of a plate 15 of similar character connected with the tape in the same way and provided with two integral flanges 16 spaced from the plate far enough to receive the plate 11 between them. It is also provided with a projection 1'? centrally located between these flanges for entering the slit in the other plate and finally lodging in the enlargement 13 thereof.

These two elements of the connecting device are brought together and the flat one slid into the other between the flanges until the projection enters the enlargement. Then they are held frictionally, but nevertheless with a sufficient degree of force to prevent disconnection of the parts by any ordinary strain to which it may be subjected. Nev ertheless, a strong pull exerted on the two tapes will disconnect the two halves and leave them free. .ihis constitutes a very simple and easily manipulated fastening device which is located centrally where the of having a single one go wearer will not have to disarrange his collar or tie in order to attach the parts together and which is integral with the collar and consequently cannot be misplaced or lost. It furnishes no hindranceto the laundering or tastening 01" the collar and no buttons are necessitated for holding it.

.sinother form 01" the invention shown in Fig. l consists of a single loop QO-of elastic or non-elastic cord having both its ends secured between the layers of the collar in the same way that the tape is in the other form, and reaching about half way across. Thisis a permanent loop. On the other half there is a second loop 21 secured in the same way'and son'iewhat longer. This has a free end which is intended to go. through the loop 20 and. then back under the collar and to fasten on a. button 22'inside. This has not all the advantagesabove indicated, but it furnishes a simple and convenient way of connecting the two sidesof the collar and does away with some of the troubles tudinal slot enlarged at a distance from its end and the other having an integral projection for engaging in' said enlargement, and integral side ear-son one plate in position for guiding the other. I

2. As an article of manufacture, a fastener for a soft told collar or thelike having two flexible pieces pro ecting from about the-center of the front edge of the told one on each side and each extending less than half way across the space bet-ween said edges, said fastening comprising two halves, one mounted. oneach flexible piece and each comprising a flat plate, one plate havinga guide for the other, and said-other plate having a projection slit centrally and longitudinally and adapted to engage in said guide to fri'ctionally hold the parts together.

3. As an article of ;manutacture, a tastener tora 5 soft collar or the like having wo pieces-0t tape, each projecting from about the center of the front edge on each side and each one located horizontally and extending less than hali? way across the space betweensaidedges, saidtwo pieces of tape having at their ends the complementary halves ct said *lastening, one of said halves comprising aliat plate having a slot having an enlargement therein and the other half com )risin a. alate havin a no jection engaging in said enlargement to 'lrictionally hold, the parts together "and one plate having, a guide for the other.

'In testimony whereof I have hereunto atlixed my signature,

i-iniinY J. VIGNEAULT. 

